1943: Area men will be inducted into the armed services

Sept. 23, 1943

HARTINGTON — Charles McFadden, Hartington, is the new president of the Cedar County Farmers Union. He was elected at the annual meeting and succeeds Earl Elliot.

Sept. 23, 1943

HARTINGTON — A fire thought to be started by a defective chimney in the cream station building caused about $6,000 in damage to two businesses in Maskell last Thursday afternoon.

Sept. 23, 1943

HARTINGTON — A trellis at the back of the Fred Reed Tire Shop caught on fire. But it was put out before the fire department arrived.

Sept. 23, 1943

HARTINGTON — The following registrants who were forwarded to the induction station Sept. 2 have been accepted by the armed forces: Navy — Edwin Dreesen, Laurel; Arthur Gotschll, Belden; Travis Power, Coleridge; Glenn Griffin, Hartington.

Army — Charles Wakeley, Erin Leazer, Hartington; Alvie Lewis, Wausa; Kenneth Smith, Belden; John Amunson, Obert; Chester Bowen, Coleridge.

Sept. 23, 1943

HARTINGTON — Cleo Paltz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Paltz, was severely burned when his clothes were set on fire by sparks from a tractor he was operating.

Sept. 23, 1943

HARTINGTON — The very first killing frost of the season occurred here on Monday morning when an official temperature of 30 degrees was recorded.

The previous low mark was 38 degrees, registered Sept. 9.

Evidence of the Sept. 20 frost was plentiful around town in the withered foliage and flowers . People could also be seen shivering as they headed off to work in the early morning hours. Winter clothing is in great demand and hot coffee is a popular beverage.